Vietnamese designers to present spring-summer offerings

The Việt Nam Spring Summer 2020 Fashion Week starting today (September 13) will present the latest collections by leading designers.

Hội An festival honours Việt Nam's traditional silk, brocade weaving The 5th Việt Nam-International Silk and Brocade Festival will be held in the central province of Quảng Nam's ancient city of Hội An, from August 7-9, aiming to promote and honour Vietnamese traditional silk and brocade weaving.

Cultural festival to connect people on Việt Nam-Laos border It’s estimated that the festival will draw the participation of 1,000 artisans and artists

Huế sets its sights on reviving the áo dài

Việt Nam’s former capital Huế is proud of its áo dài history, the traditional national dress, and has been making plans to revive the elegant garment to its former glory.

Fashion week to show national identity, inspiration from nature

Paths under canopies of leaves in Bách Thảo (Botanical) Garden, Hà Nội, will become catwalks for the Việt Nam Fashion Week Fall Winter 2019 which will be held on March 22-24.

Designer Minh Hạnh to talk áo dài in Japan

Noted designer Minh Hạnh has been invited by UNESCO to give a talk on the traditional Vietnamese long dress (áo dài) on November 8, in Fukuoka, Japan.

Spring Summer Fashion Week brings audience close to nature

The Việt Nam Fashion Week Spring Summer 2019 will be special than ever as it will take place at Bách Thảo (Botanical) Garden, Hà Nội, bringing audience back to memories of childhood and close to nature, said designer Minh Hạnh.

Young designer promotes traditional craft

From the mountainous northern province of Sơn La, Vì Thị Thu Trang won the first prize at Craft and Design Challenge launched by British Council. Trang is a member of the Thai ethnic group who earned a degree in architecture at Hà Nội Open College in 2014. She has researched Thai brocades and the Mông people’s beeswax patterns using indigo blue die since 2015.

Fashion week to honours sustainable designs

Việt Nam Italia Fashion Week, featuring sustainable designs, will take place from March 17-19 in Hà Nội to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relationship between two countries.

Head of Records and Archives receives French honour

The French Ambassador to Việt Nam, Bertrand Lortholary, on December 5, gave the Knight of Arts and Letters title to Đặng Thanh Tùng.